The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-08-18

Well, Marso David he look befo' dat like
he bout gwine ter laff mos Oh de time, but
when he hyah dat ve'dyct he face hit
tis' drap sooer like err fash, an he raise
up an de people dey all drap sober, too,
caise he look ser CIRCUS, Den he bow ter
de- justus an he say; 'Yo' 'ona', begs
pawdin', but / like ter protes' ergin dat
ve'dye!, an hab de priblege ter make err
testimony an statement befo' desc people
Ter yo' 'ona' like ter jes' say dat ] killed
dat Duke OBJ Edinbu'g myself like ter
state fudder dat de ac' wuz done en- dis de
lenders berha'f doan know dat cares
ter keep any ting back; an l jis' say be-
/ liebs mout been Indifferent eff dat bullet
take do life OBJ de defender, caise wuth he
base untrufs he pawted me FUN err frien'
dat tink mo- OBJ dan de blood in my own
hat. know dat dawg like me an lose
my rite han befo' tech i'm with harm,
caise he my frien's pertecter, but my frien'
choose twix me an de defenden' an KILLED
dc Duke dat my frien' may nab de one she
choose. Fudder, make dis Statement an
take dis blame upon myself dat da' be no
madness hea'aftah twix' dis derfenden' an
de frien who choose I'm.
Den he stop err little bit an look roun',
but he not seem ter see much, caise he tink.
in SO en- he mn,' Den he say kin tied
like, cYo' 'ona' like ter say dis, too, dat
now hab done wuth de Law. Dis is my
fust and las case. A ting dat am not mo-
direc,, dat seem ser caperable oh wrong,
hit seem ter me mus trubble or homes
man err good deal ter foller. En- view oh
de fac dat hab already conyic' err fell.
man OBJ dom deed dat ! done myse'
makes me feel like not care ter take de
ris' OBJ goin fudder, All AK, an de fate
am good ernuf fur any man, is jis' ter lib
an homes life; dis mus certainly look like
err po' beginnin'l
Den he stop ergin an er kim OBJ Ian Der.
gin ter creep rouni he mou'f, but befo' he
say AMIR wo'd, when de people all
ser still, honey, yo' jis' hyah or pin
drap, Miss Myra she raise up ermong
UNI, lookin' white but mighty capturin'
tell yo', an walk rite down de aisle an
roun' ter Marse David an, take he ham en-
hem an stan da' by he side wuth'er eyes
lookin' down. Lam OBJ compassion, honey,
but yo' otter jis' see de gladness come inter
Marse David's face Yo' jis' tlnk de gates
OBJ de glory lam swung wide open befo' UNI
an he standin' straight en- dc stream OBJ
light
De Kunnul he couldn' stan dat long, he
jls' git up an come rite down an grab
Marse David's han an shak ct had an kiss
Miss Myra Den de big lawya' he shak dey
hans, an ole Mistess, too. Den dat stat
um all AM dey all po' down roun UNI an
shak dey HAMS an lah an cheer; all icept
de Canfiels an de justus'. De Canfieps dey
go out mighty glum, an dat iustus' he iis'
set da, wuth he mouf hangIn' open like
twell de las souls gone, an l spec he
settin' da' yitr'
iAnd did they get marriedm asked.
Liam OBJ compassion, chilel tink dey
did Dey had de biggcs' weddin dat wuz
eber hilt en- dem pawts" ~
'sAnd didn't David really ever follow the
lawlr
''Neber; ct not max much Offence
dough, honey, caise yo' see de Chambe's
an de Canfel's dey ser mad at one ernudder
attain dat dey fo'get ter eber squeeze dc
townp' ALvA MILTON KERR